Question 16
What is the value of the following expression?
$$
\begin{aligned} &1 - 2 - 3 + 4 + 5 - 6 - 7 \\ &\quad {}+ 8 + 9 - 10 - 11 + 12 \\ &\quad {}+ 13 - \cdots + 1992 \\ &\quad {}+ 1993 - 1994 \\ &\quad {}- 1995 + 1996 \end{aligned}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned} &1 - 2 - 3 + 4 + 5 - 6 - 7 \\ &\quad {}+ 8 + 9 - 10 - 11 + 12 \\ &\quad {}+ 13 - \cdots + 1992 \\ &\quad {}+ 1993 - 1994 \\ &\quad {}- 1995 + 1996 \end{aligned}
$$